Muthati is a very nice place to go if you want to just get out of Bangalore for a day's relaxation. This place is best traveled on bikes. Go out early in the morning, do a short trek till noon time in the nearby hills with the help of the forest department people (a forest office is available there). Ensure that the trek ends at Bheemeswari, then walk towards the banks of the Cauvery at Bheemeswari after crossing the road, then start a walk along the banks of Cauvery from Bheemeswari towards Muthati. The walk is troublesome due to the presence of several rocks all along, but the cauvery flowing alongside gives you enough enthusiasm to go for it. You can take food along with you and you can stopover for lunch at some nice place along the banks, go for a short swim, relax and then start your walk balk to Muthati. All this can be done easily on a single day. If you are not interested for a trek, then you can reach there around 10:00AM or so and have a very relaxed time along the banks of the Cauvery. You can also cross over to the other side of Cauvery by coracles and enjoy your time there. The only important thing to keep in mind is to carry food with you...
The best time to probably go there is during December and January... One can go during other times also as long as it is not raining. But during summer, the trees are all dry and its gonna be hot if you prefer to trek.
My friend and regular trekmate, Santonu Ghosh again has a great write-up on this.. Do check out the link for some more details on the route and how we spent our time there:
http://santonu.blogspot.com/2006/03/day-out-to-muthati.html
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